The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-18

,,,d onoaee in tho business ana -, .hn
unu e"s" ":,.,nveniently costun'eu III '.o
i..d 'Ou1y, ono. knee breeches, laces' F.t,,
P'"'.. .,,a embroideries of tho E!1
ss.,+,,r, and vet seriously engage ~ 80
.e. .esa;,t thc dwelling of his age anu sequn,
'.s w a.t ~ Tho habits of this day: II sca',ss
mem l1len'' ,,e,,,;,n that this refers to tne m'o
ac,us nG'.s,n anncr craze, which, thanks 10 oai
,Sea1,, & rrogress. is laid on the Shelves ''''
hope forever .x.,,. co,nnarutively |
r.t,, ,,,,ovn in the days Of Queen Anne. 1As
,, - reason for the prevailing low ceilings ~ Wv
dwellings Of that period, aside from inc ''''"'
,,,,. ,,;c,, tradition may have imposed on On
.h.;. ' ,onstr,,ctions, the economy OF "arms .s,
.ha;r . ,n,rt,nents was undoubtedly "e'sn.y
'.n,.;deration. The huge open nic.p.so .s,o
with Il. blazing legs, AROUND "nen W." W.
t,nnseho,d gathered, was their means VI w.
.a;,,,e warmth anil acted also Us " seI
,;,,tor The introduction OF many "'l.o"'
n,v have been objected to as TOO lleey nu ~
,ni,,iur the cold blasts, whose chill tne'' nv
nlo,,.s we're rot sufficient to counterac' Do
s;,,cs there existed in those days Jana III sou'e
countries in the old world exist today a'A
nm windows and on window glass, ootn oens
,oco,,lod os a, .icles Of luxury. They were
i..,.l~ ,.,,r 10th men and women, mucn
.,;,o., r, lea,linr nh out door life, with f1e'o
sro,ts s and pleasures III rude games for pas
limos. hcartv in diet, course in their wassal''
| .nl thc;,. modes of household shelter met the
! ,,n,,ircments of their bodies. Is 1t amagln'
! ,hie. however. IL tho present appliances TOT
| beating with hot air furnaces and Agnt'nS
with gas had been introduced In their days.
toocther with the many other modern I'M
nrove,nents. such as sewers, water worn'
et, that thcv would have been satisfied 10
! snfYocotc in low rooms; Or II there was no
tax on windows and window glass, and the
beautiful. pure and large plate glass OF our
/ times could have hccn had in their markets.
! that thcv would have been contented with
50 few windows and employed the small, I'M
pu,p and costly diamond pancs, admitting
only half tue light Of day in their scant win
dows: What excuse have we, then, to of1er
| to common sense when seeking to lrtrograde
into tho imitation Of structures manitestly
built for the economies of apristine age, cx-
cept that wo are the dulr of the fashion 10
reproduce old styles
'.What is the present architectural FASH
icn:"
1T is a phase of tho Norman somewhat
modernized and adapted to the present wants.
This style is directly opposite in its character
istics from the Queen Ammo, is severe to clum-
simess and will undoubtedly havc its rum"
"What do you think will be the next fash
ionr'
"Romanesque and Gothic will surely follow
| the present fashion. And after that time we
will have arrived at the period when fashion
| in architecture will have to take back sent
and individual Judgment based upon refined
taste will reign in the land. Our people learn
quickly, and our stages Of progress arc much
shorter than these Of other countries. We
havo such cosmopolitan population, and we
| import so much Of the brains and experiences
| Of the old countries, that we 60 further ahead
in = decade than other countries do In a cent
| ury."
"How about cur public lmildingsc
"The architecture OF our government build.
! ings IS more prctentious, but is actually be-
low tho average private architecture in Now
York, Chicago. Boston, Philadelphia, etc.
The public buildings asv big. and tho costly
| materials used in them, such as fine marble
bronzes, rich finishings, etc., run through
then, all. There is little artistic conception
| in them, and they are lacking in those archi
tectural qualities which should be found in
the works Of !; great nation. Tho trouble
immense amount OF routine work which
occupies the attention of the supervising
architect, who makes all these plans, thu
very nature Of the duties which dovolvc upor
him, and the fact that he is at no time frct
from interruption, leave him no opportunity
for the proper study Of his designs. Thi.
work is done under all the disadvantages ol
want Of time and almost entire preoccupa
tion with other matters, which mus,
always result IN Imperfect and unsatis
factory work. Government building
should he let out tor competition to the bes
architects OF the country and tho hest plan,
taken. In this way VIC would have q variet,
OF designs and the best talent in tho limited
States to draw FROM"
"What TO yon think Of the Washingto,
,nonument:'
1T Is not tho conception OF the present
agc but that Of . past age It belongs t,
our ft'st stage Of monumental architecture
to the period when the first rays of monu
mental architecture tlawned, when bignes
ruled supremely. 1t corresponds to the lido,
that some people have of America. in that /;
is wonderful country u, account of tho hi.
ness Of its territory. This desire for bipnes
Is always the first stage OF nations mon,,
mental architecture. You fund it. IN IN
pyramids, III the Tower oc Babel and in EN-
Washington monument We have uotte,
over that now to q certain extent, and mr.
now in the second stage In which wc wan
our national structures not only biz b,
xaudy. Nations arc like individuals, and W
arc now IN the position Of young son win
mas suddenly inherited all his fathers in,
mense wealth. We graduate the va.uc Of
t"ing by its cost, and we throw our mons,
around more with an idea to show TIM, ":
i, nave it than t" bring usefulness or h,,n,,
out Of it, ''a''.
! "What tlo rnn &h;,l, - Al, ,